Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver vs HP 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots

28specifications compared
11differ
17identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:L2/L3
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:L3
Switching capacity
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:288 Gbit/s
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:224 Gbit/s
Throughput
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:131 Mpps
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:166.6 Mpps
Product colour
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Silver
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:Grey
Power consumption (typical)
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:146 W
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:195 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:790 W
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:1440 W
Width
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:440 mm
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:439.9 mm
Depth
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:425 mm
- 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:460 mm

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Comparison of S50V-FTOS-PoE, 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots
64 specifications	A Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver Model S50V-FTOS-PoE View product	B HP 5500-48G-PoE+-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L3
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBASE-CX4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	288 Gbit/s	224 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	131 Mpps	166.6 Mpps
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 MB
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPFv2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, FTP, Telnet, MD5, TFTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, DHCP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, LSA, RMON, LLDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	62.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	130482 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	6.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	146 W	195 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	790 W	1440 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	497 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	425 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	10.5 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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